i had gloss black in V1which was replaced with this matte version. Difference is minor in appearance

Gives you good idea how ,any crazies like us out there lol

Well if you in USA, you might just order both and return one. It’s not ideal for seller but if you careful with product it should be fine . Or buy both open boxes. Though there is risk . I bought Xn6, Rn6 and Raven with intent to choose one . Ended up keeping all 3 lol .😂

To my ears RN6 has wider stage . Raven maybe has more depth but Radon has exceptional stage. I’m not good at using audiophile terms. RN6 seems to be a bit more piercing on some tracks . Raven treble might go higher but it’s smoother to my ears. Best way I can explain is this . Since I figured...

I have both. RN6 built like tank , very comfortable. Overall feeling of a premium jewellery piece. Both Raven and RN6 are top tier. RN6 imho has great midrange bass perfect for rock music. Ravens bass slams at least the same but its focus quite bit lower. Raven been my daily driver since I...

I have to say Raven + N30 = magical

That might be true . I don’t know any other dap that has such a sensitive buttons as SP3K . Heck my old SE200 doesn’t have this problem.

I can attest that . I have my N30 for almost 2 months . Have zero issues whatsoever

Wheel never gave me any problems . It’s buttons that getting pushed on it’s own in the pocket. It’s amazing dap . Hence that’s why I haven’t sold it after getting N30.

No .. it’s frustrating. That was pretty much main reason why I gave N30 shot. Silver lining that I’m really happy I did cuz N30 is sound heaven.

Thanks for clarification. I don’t know technicality behind it. I just know from experience that any good dap sounds better

Couple things I wish Astell Kern improve ; battery life. I use player 45-60 min a day plus quite a bit of idle time . Plus I’m always streaming which puts extra load on the battery. AK had to be charged every 3 days or so. N30 is fine with getting charged 1s every 5-6 days. touchy side...

Yes I have both. I use N30 most of the time. SP3K is very close and actually has few perks over N30. Particularly I love AK UI. It’s more stable vs full android. AK is absolute champion when it comes to black background. No noise whatsoever. Very detailed and holographic sound. However, N30...

I think Apple Music has hi res flac subscription so you should be good with it. I’m pretty sure iPhone builtin limitations will limit the bit rate and resolution of the sound. Maybe I’m wrong but phone never sounds good vs good player.

Meant to say use SP3K as streamer with apps such as Tidal and Qobuz

I would think majority use a streamer. One of major points of the device . If you use iPhone as source . It doesn’t matter how good your amp . Your source is compressed . Unless I’m missing something

It’s hard to let that sound go. It’s absolutely amazing sounding iem

Im pretty sure all N30s go to 99 or 98 per screen. Though many here would recommend only charge to 85% to preserve battery life.

I hear you. Probably my IEMs combined with my hearing reduction lol. Also I’m only listening music for fun and it’s just never noticed any noise. I do agree that my SP3k is hair more quiet but it’s subtile difference in regular use.

My unit is dead silent. Very close to SP3k which imho has blackest background. One thing about N30 . It does amplify good stuff as well as flaws. Mediocre or bad recordings hard to listen with N30 . Same goes to issues with gear. SP3K more forgiving in that regard imho. I have UM Mest 2 where...

Is it official info that tubes take 30-40 min to heat up? I never had other device with nano tubes so I’m just curious. I have bunch of guitar tube amps and they take few min tops to warm up.

For me and my use N30 is best dap hands down. Absolutely loving it.

Interesting, I love SP3K UI. I only use streaming apps like Qobuz and Tidal. It can be reason why I never had any issues with it. Custom AK OS is of the reasons why I kept my SP3K after getting N30. For me AK seems more stable and fast vs full android daps.

I don’t use over ears but I freaking love my N30 .N30 gets most of the use. I’m still keeping SP3k since it’s stellar dap though

I have zero issues whatsoever. I know hiss issue was a legit issue which been addressed with rebiased units. I havent tried all daps out there but I do have sp3k and tried Ibasso Max , FiiO etc. N30 is my favorite with SP3K being pretty close 2nd. Maybe I am too casual with gear but I don’t...